Submitted by Christina Caraballo, MBA, director of healthcare transformation, Get Real Health Recipient of the 2017 HIMSS Most Influential Women in Health IT Awards With the world focusing on ways to address the growing cost of healthcare, shortages of providers, patients ability to access care, and major gaps in who has access to healthcare based on socioeconomic factors, it is essential for the health IT community to play a role in shifting these trends. My position at Get Real Health has afforded me the opportunity to participate in global discussions on these topics. Ive found that despite our varying healthcare delivery systems, we all see consumerpatientcitizen engagement as a way to achieve the Triple Aim better care, healthier populations and reduced costs.